Forward transactions are economically similar to exchange-traded futures contracts.

向前交易与被交换的期货合约在经济上是相同的。

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The CFTC's traditional focus has been on exchange-traded futures contracts for agricultural, energy and financial products.

CFTC传统的关注点在交易所期货交易的农业，能源和金融产品合同。

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With the CBOT under its wing, the CME would hold 85% of the market for exchange-traded futures contracts in America; the ICE combination would have only 33%.

倘若能把芝加哥期货交易所收入旗下，芝加哥商业交易所将会占据美国场内期权交易合约市场份额的85%，而洲际交易所联盟将仅会拥有33%的份额。

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However, he continued, longer-term strategic investors are more likely buy into exchange-traded funds more-so than futures and also take a different approach toward gold.

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Meanwhile exchange-traded derivatives like futures and options remain very profitable.

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While physical demand was firm, exchange-traded funds saw hefty outflows and futures and option markets participants had low net-long positions on the Comex exchange.

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